probably dumb question about leopard...

[cornerdealy]

I'm new to macs, only having my imac for a couple weeks now and what I want to know is, when leopard comes out, and I buy it and install it, will i have to reinstall my apps and everything? Will I still have all my files or will I need to back everything up? Will my wallpaper and custom icons still be there? Thanks.

[WildCowboy]

Everything will stay where it is if you choose the upgrade install.

Some people like do a fresh install with each new OS release, but it can be a fair bit more work, so don't feel that you need to go that far.

[cornerdealy]

ok, thanks. so the upgrade install deletes tiger though? Or is tiger still gonna be there somewhere taking up space on my hdd?

[AvSRoCkCO1067]

ok, thanks. so the upgrade install deletes tiger though? Or is tiger still gonna be there somewhere taking up space on my hdd?

It replaces tiger - so no, Tiger won't be somewhere taking up space on your hard drive.

[thejadedmonkey]

ok, thanks. so the upgrade install deletes tiger though? Or is tiger still gonna be there somewhere taking up space on my hdd?
I do believe you can leave it there if you want to, or install right over it. If you choose to leave it there, you can always delete it later on.